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Peoples Livestock Auction

Name: Peoples Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, May 18

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123

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Feeder Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 12▲ 0 vs year ago 46 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 4 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough data to call a trend. Demand strong. Quality average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $440.81/cwt on 13 head, up $3.89 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 7 comparable sales and sits +57.16 against this barn's trailing median of $383.65.

Average price

$440.81

▲ 3.89 vs prior sale

13 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$46.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.88

vs MS average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	446.56	2,332	7thin
Medium and Large 1	536	440.93	2,364	5thin
Medium and Large 2	585	400.00	2,340	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.56/cwt here — about −$8 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

440.81

—

MS average11 barns · 95 hd

418.94

+21.88

This barn, trailing median7 sales

383.65

+57.16

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.81, low $328.90, median $383.65 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,690	237.88	4,020	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	159.00	1,829	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	825	120.52	994	2thin

Every lot

31 lots · USDA AMS · Peoples Livestock Auction - Houston, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,904	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,099	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	360.16/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,251	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,719	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	262	429.49/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,125	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,616	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	397.46/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,940	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	200	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	910	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,616	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,197	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,068	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,247	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	493.28/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,294	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	459.19/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,346	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	458.21/cwt	435.00–480.00	2,392	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,283	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,359	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,268	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,340	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,430	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,500	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	730	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,446	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,725	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,680	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	241.82/cwt	233.00–250.00	4,196	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	120.52/cwt	120.00–121.00	994	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,829	1

This sale against other markets

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Peoples Livestock Auction - Houston, MS

Mon May 18, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 12Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 1Year ago 4

Not enough data to call a trend. Demand strong. Quality average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	505.00	505.00
1	500–550	510	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	390.00–405.00	397.46
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	655	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	410.00–440.00	429.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	505.00	505.00
1	550–600	585	400.00	400.00
1	850–900	865	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	505.00	505.00
1	350–400	385	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	445	505.00	505.00
3	450–500	465	480.00–505.00	493.28
3	500–550	522	435.00–480.00	458.21
1	550–600	555	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	625	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	470.00	470.00
5	500–550	511	435.00–475.00	459.19
2	550–600	550	415.00	415.00
2	600–650	600	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	575	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	625	350.00–370.00	360.16
1	700–750	725	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	120.00–121.00	120.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	230.00	230.00
2	—	1,735	233.00–250.00	241.82

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.